Jack started kindergarten today, regular kindergarten, all day kindergarten, I am freaking out kind of kindergarten. I am so excited and nervous for him. I have had butterflies in my stomach since yesterday. If you asked me a year ago if I thought he would be in regular kindergarten I would have a hard time answering. Last year he wasn't even in pre-k for the whole day, still having to get pulled out for special ed parts of the day. We had him looked at again for autism or something on the spectrum but he still doesn't fit on the spectrum. He just does some things that are quirky and sometimes he doesn't know how to handle social situations. He gets nervous..makes funny faces, or weird noises at other kids sometimes. I don't know if some of his things he will grow out of or if he is just always going to be a little bit different. Probably more of the latter and I am okay with that. I just hope the other kids understand and he makes some friends. I want him to fit and make some friends and I fear that he will always be on the outside looking in a little. But I guess that is normal to wonder what the future holds for your little (big) kindergartner no matter who they are, right?
He is still going to need some help with occupational and physical therapy. So he will get pulled out periodically for that and they also have a room that they can bring him when he gets overstimulated which will probably happen. I am hoping not very often but it is there for when he needs it. He gets frustrated easily, especially when he is being asked to do something that is hard for him to do. Like writing and coloring and cutting and lots of the things they do in kindergarten daily.
I think we are in a good school though and I will just have to believe and trust that we are in the perfect place for us and so far it feels good.
One of Jack's first words was apple and he freaking loves that word apple. He likes to google it lately. He also carried a wooden apple around a lot when he was like 2. Right above the doorknob in that little yellow apple is the name Jack. I think that is a good sign right?
